vrcanaries Chapter 653 Preparing Dowry 2
Chapter 653 Preparing Dowry 2
Li was stunned when she heard this, "...How big is that yard?"
The old man said, "It can be any size you want. We have five or four entrances."
Zhou Guo clapped his hands and said yearningly: "If I have the chance, I really want to go in and take a look."
The old man said, "When your uncle becomes a general someday, maybe our family can build one ourselves, or even get one from the higher-ups. How can a general not have a general's mansion?"
Li said, "You're right. It's better to give one. It would cost so much to build one. It's enough for everyone to have a place to live. Living in such a big house, there's no need to worry about hiding people."
Zhou Guo found it funny.
This three-story house was purchased.
He also bought a courtyard house in the south city. Although it is not big, he can rent it out and earn a lot of rent every year. Houses have been in short supply in the capital city in the past two years.
On the third day, news came from Wujiang that they had found it, but it was not in their county. It was not far from the provincial capital, and there happened to be a small farm for sale with a piece of land of about 80 acres.
Zhou Guo became interested. She had had people searching for a suitable piece of land for a long time but had not found one. Now she was looking to prepare a dowry for Zhou Xing, and this piece of land came to her.
Anyway, I have bought the shop and the house, and all that remains is to buy some red fabric to make the wedding dress.
She simply took the old man and Li to the county, which was called Qingshui County. It was said to be not far from the provincial capital, and it would take more than two hours to get there by horse carriage.
As soon as the two sides met, Zhou Guo asked, "What's the situation? In two months, the crops in the fields will be harvested."
Wu Jiang said, "This kid was set up and taken to a gambling house, where half of the family fortune was lost. The gambling house wouldn't let him go until they got the money, and he was their only grandson, so they had no choice but to sell their property to ransom him. We came at the right time, and the broker said the land hadn't been put up for sale yet, so it was still hot."
Zhou Guo said: "Let's go and take a look at this land."
At that moment, several groups of people arrived at the field.
It was all wheat, all green, but it wasn't growing very well.
Zhou Guo walked around the field and found that although the land was not very fertile, it was all in one piece, more than 80 acres, which was more than all the land their family had now combined, and there was also a small farm.
Apply more fertilizer and make some changes, and it will become top-grade soil in two years.
If a big pond is dug nearby, these 80 acres of wheat might be able to be turned into rice.
Mrs. Li was also very satisfied. "This land is great. It must be your grandparents in heaven who blessed you. They knew your sister was going to get married, and to a family like that. She couldn't do without land, so they sent it to you. The only downside is that it's a little far away."
The old man nodded, "It's a bit far. It would take half a day for a fast horse to come here."
Zhou Guo thought it was no big deal. "She doesn't need to grow crops herself. She just needs to lie in the house and collect rent. It doesn't matter if it's far away. We can just send someone to come every year when the crops are harvested."
Ask Wu Jiang, "Did they cultivate this land themselves before?"
Wu Jiang shook his head. "No, this land is not fertile. It is cultivated by tenant farmers."
Zhou Guo said, "Then continue to let them plant the crops. It will be the same as before. When the land is handed over to my sister, let her take care of it herself. She can harvest as much as she wants."
Wu Jiang should be.
Both parties transferred the property very happily.
Zhou Guo stuffed five taels of silver into the broker's pocket and asked, "You are familiar with this piece of land. If there is another large piece of land for sale in the future, please write to me. As long as it is not rocky land, even thin land will do. You will definitely get the benefits."
The broker was extremely happy to receive the money. Wu Jiang had already given him a reward before, so he made a lot of money from this deal.
Seeing that Zhou Guo was a generous person, he agreed repeatedly, "I will definitely pay more attention to it."
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, "Okay, any thin land will do."
Li also wanted to meet the tenants.
Zhou Guo hurriedly said, "Forget it, mother. This land is for my sister as a dowry. She will take care of it herself when she goes to her husband's house. Why should we go to meet these tenants? Let her come by herself next time when we buy jewelry, or bring her here during the autumn harvest."
Li smiled and said, "You are very thoughtful. Mother didn't even think of this. Okay, since this land is given to her, let her decide for herself."
After saying this, he looked at the large piece of land with envy, "It's so big! I've never seen such a large piece of land before. I can't believe it's ours."
Zhou Guo said: "Mother, this is not ours, it's for my eldest sister, it's her dowry."
Li rolled her eyes at her and smiled, "I know, I'm not competing with her, why are you so anxious? In the future, with these lands, these two shops, and the house, your sister will be fine even if she is wronged in the Zhao family. After all, she won't starve. With money in hand, she can go anywhere with confidence."
Zhou Guo said, "We have three shops in Chengding, so I plan to give her one, and a house in Ningping. In this way, she will have three shops and three houses. I will also buy her a house in our county, so that she won't have to stay in an inn when she goes to the city in the future."
Li waved her hand and said, "These things are in your hands. As long as you don't feel bad, I have nothing to say."
Even if all the real estate is purchased.
The few of them returned to the city and bought some fabrics and jewelry. Zhou Guo also bought some bottles and jars and unique tea sets from the street stalls. Although they were not valuable, they were something to keep the new house from being empty.
Several people returned to the village with two fully loaded carts.
As soon as she got home, Li took out the newly bought cloth, especially the bright red one, and said to Zhou Xing, "This is for you. You have to make your own wedding dress. Take it home and make it slowly."
Zhou Xing has been staying at home making shoes these days. The new daughter-in-law wants to make a pair of shoes for each elder in the family. The Zhao family sent all the sizes, and she stays at home making them every day.
Zhou Guo took the shoe soles from the basket and couldn't understand. "Sister, we don't have many shoe soles at home, right? I made them, my eldest brother made them, and my second and third brothers made them. We can't use them all. Why don't you use them? Even if their feet are different lengths, there must be one that is the same as our family members. I don't believe there is no suitable one among so many sizes."
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "How can it be the same? I want to do it myself."
Well then, Zhou Guo said nothing more.
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On the day when the third batch of manure was fermented, many people came to the village. People from nearby villages had been counting the days and had come every day in the past few days, blocking the door and clamoring to take their manure home first.
The fields are waiting for fertilizer to be applied.
The scene was so lively that even Wu Jiang could hardly control it.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to step forward and said, "Fellow villagers, don't be anxious. Everything has to be based on first come first served. We always ship according to the order in the booklet. We will deliver to whoever orders first."